DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON

CHILDREN ELDERLY

Regardless of age
WOMEN MEN

Regardless of gender
BUDDHISTS CHRISTIANS

Regardless of religion
WHITES BLACKS

Regardless of Color
POOR RICH

Regardless of Economic Background

FUNDAMENTALLY EQUAL BUT
UNIQUE There is a fundamental equality
among human persons by virtue of
our common dignity as persons.

Equality allows us to take an interest

in everything that is human and to
understand the moral obligations
which inform our common humanity.

However, human persons are

sufficiently diverse so that we must
also take into account the originality
and uniqueness of each person.

This means that while everyone

shares certain common features of
humanity, each one does so
differently and to different degrees.
 DEFINITION

HUMAN RIGHTS are the rights that all

people have by virtue of being human
beings.

HUMAN RIGHTS are derived from the

inherent dignity of the human person and
are defined internationally, nationally and
locally by various law making bodies.
 DEFINITION

HUMAN RIGHTS is defined as the supreme,

inherent, and inalienable rights to life, to dignity,
and to self-development.

It is concerned with issues in both areas of civil

and political rights and economic, social and
cultural rights founded on internationally accepted
human rights obligations
Characteristics of Human Rights
Universal
Internationallyguaranteed
Legally protected
Protects individuals and groups
Cannot be taken away
Equal and indivisible
Obliges States and State actors
Categories of Human Rights
 Natural Righs – These are rights inherent to man
and given to him by God as human being.
 Constitutional Rights – These are rights
guaranteed under the fundamental charter of the
country.
 Statutory Rights – These are rights provided by the
lawmaking body of a country or law, such as the
right to receive a minimum wage.
 Social – the right to education, health care, food,
clothing, shelter and social security
 Cultural – the right to freedom of religion, and to
speak the language, and to practice the culture of
one’s choice
Civil – the right to be treated as an
equal to anyone else in society
Political – the right to vote, to freedom
of speech and to obtain information
Economic – the right to participate in
an economy that benefits all; and to
desirable work
SOME CIVIL RIGHTS
 Life
 Beliefin own religion
 Opinion
 Free speech
 Non-discrimination according to sex
 Marry
 Race
 Cultural background
SOME POLITICAL RIGHTS
Vote in elections
Freely form or join political parties
Live in an independent country
Stand for public office
Freely disagree with views and
policies of political leaders
SOME ECONOMIC RIGHTS
Jobs
Work without exploitation
Fair wage
Safe working conditions
Form trade unions
Have adequate food
Protection against labor malpractices
SOME SOCIAL RIGHTS
Housing
Education
Health services
Recreation facilities
Clean environment
Social security
SOME CULTURAL RIGHTS

Use own language

Develop cultural activities
Ancestral domains
Develop own kind of schooling
HUMAN RIGHTS AND
DIGNITY
Human rights may be defined as those
fundamental rights of man essential for the
exercise of human dignity.

The rights are to things, powers or priveleges to

which individuals have a just claim or are
entitled to under the natural law as a
consequence of being human
They are inalienable patrimony of all
irrespective of nationality, color, language or
creed.
They are inviolable in the sense that they
cannot be suppressed without moral
responsibility.
Respect for these rights becomes the test
whether human dignity is being respected or
not.
Human rights belong to human beings not
because any government grant these to them.

Two kinds of Rights:

Natural- rights that human nature confer to the

person.
Legal- rights spelled out by positive national and
international laws.
ACTIVITY
How are these rights violated?

Give examples of human rights

violation in the Philippines.
Thank You